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Embankment Collection (page 6)

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and Trams

The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and Trams
A truly superb postcard photograph of The Embankment, London on wet night. The lights cast a strange eerie glow on the scene, magnified through the windows of a row of parked trams

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Hotel Cecil and Embankment, London - at night

Hotel Cecil and Embankment, London - at night. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Victoria Embankment at night - London, England

Victoria Embankment at night - London, England
A view along the Victoria Embankment at night - London, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: South Africa - Law Courts on the Esplanade, Durban

South Africa - Law Courts on the Esplanade, Durban Date: circa 1909

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The Embankment on a wet night, London

The Embankment on a wet night, London
The Thames Embankment on a wet night, London Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Greetings from Chelsea - London

Greetings from Chelsea - London - Featuring the chelsea Embankment, Chelsea Old Church, Cheyne Walk and Dr Phenes House Of Mystery! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Thames Embankment and Cecil Hotel, London

Thames Embankment and Cecil Hotel, London. Hotel built between 1890 and 1896 in the Wrenaissance style by Perry and Reed. First Headquarters of the Royal Air Force. Demolished in 1930

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The Thames Embankment, London

The Thames Embankment, London. One of the two faux-Egyptian sphinxes, designed by George Vulliamy and modelled by C. H. Mabey, which were added to flank Cleopatras Needle in 1882. Date: 1930s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Pavement Artist - Nighttime on the Thames Embankment

Pavement Artist - Nighttime on the Thames Embankment - a variety of pictures are being offered for sale Date: circa 1911

Background imageEmbankment Collection: View on the Thames Embankment, London

View on the Thames Embankment, London
View on the Thames Embankment, Central London Date: circa 1903

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The Charm of a London Night Fog

The Charm of a London Night Fog - amazing lighting effects as the beam of a street light diffuses through the shape of a roadside tree. Date: 1919

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Cleopatras Needle and Whitehall Court, London

Cleopatras Needle and Whitehall Court, London. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The New Michael Palace - Saint Petersburg, Russia

The New Michael Palace - Saint Petersburg, Russia
The New Michael Palace - the third Saint Petersburg palace designed by Andrei Stackenschneider for Nicholas Is children, built on the Palace Embankment

Background imageEmbankment Collection: View toward Kiev, Ukraine - Yaremich

View toward Kiev, Ukraine - Yaremich
A view toward Kiev, Ukraine, focussing on the embankment of the Dnieper River. Date: 1904

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Port Madoc from the Embankment

Port Madoc from the Embankment. Coloured lithograph by C F W, 1849 Date: 1849

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Middelbourg in 18th c. Engraving

Middelbourg in 18th c. Engraving

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Thames Embankment Section

Thames Embankment Section
Illustration from 1867 showing a cross-section of the Thames Embankment, at that time in construction and completed in 1870

Background imageEmbankment Collection: London, The Embankment, Training Ship

London, The Embankment, Training Ship. Date: 1907

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Thames Embankment / Cx

Thames Embankment / Cx
THE THAMES EMBANKMENT near Charing Cross, with Cleopatras Needle Date: 1922

Background imageEmbankment Collection: London Fire Brigade Lambeth headquarters building

London Fire Brigade Lambeth headquarters building
Located on the Albert Embankment, Lambeth, the London Fire Brigade headquarters was opened by King George VI in 1937. A purpose built, state of the art facility when first opened

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth SE1

LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth SE1
Vauxhall fire station was built by the London County Council in the last year of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, before the name was changed to the London Fire Brigade

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB Coach purchased as a Brigade Control Unit

LCC-LFB Coach purchased as a Brigade Control Unit
This rather dishevelled looking former coach was purchased by the London Fire Brigade as its new Brigade Control Unit. Following a thorough overhaul

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-MFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth

LCC-MFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council (LCC), Vauxhall fire station opened in 1902 on the Albert Embankment (Vauxhall Bridge end)

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB Royal visit by HRH Prince Philip Lambeth

LCC-LFB Royal visit by HRH Prince Philip Lambeth
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on an informal visit to Brigade headquarters. Here he is visiting the Lambeth River fire station on the Albert Embankment, SE1

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB Lambeth river fire station

LCC-LFB Lambeth river fire station
Located on the Albert Embankment, and first erected in 1903, Lambeth river fire station was one of three river fire stations in the London Fire Brigade

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London

LCC-LFB fireboat fleet at Lambeth HQ, London
As part of the formal opening of the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, Londons fireboats Massey Shaw

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LFB fireboat Alpha II and crew on River Thames

LFB fireboat Alpha II and crew on River Thames
The Alpha II fireboat was a self-propelled steam driven fireboat brought into service by the London County Councils London Fire Brigade

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumping

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumping
Moored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth, SE London

LCC-LFB Vauxhall fire station, Lambeth, SE London
Built by the London County Council (LCC), Vauxhall fire station opened in 1902 and was located on the Albert Embankment (Vauxhall Bridge end)

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Blitz in London -- firewatchers at observation post, WW2

Blitz in London -- firewatchers at observation post, WW2
Blitz in London -- firewatchers on duty on the clock tower of the Smith Building, Albert Embankment, SE1, next to London Fire Brigade Headquarters

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Blitz in London -- Smith Building, SE1

Blitz in London -- Smith Building, SE1
Blitz in London -- the Smith Building was located next to the London Fire Brigade Headquarters on the Albert Embankment, SE1

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire at Chelsea Embankment, WW2
London AFS fire crew dealing with a serious fire caused by a bombing raid on Chelsea Embankment. A photographer, on the left of the picture, captures the moment

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire station

Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire station
The Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars

Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars
The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station

Background imageEmbankment Collection: LFB fireboat Gamma II near Brigade HQ - Lambeth

LFB fireboat Gamma II near Brigade HQ - Lambeth
Gamma II was stationed at the Lambeth river fire station (R1) opposite the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, SE1

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Courtesan gazing at Nihon embankment

Courtesan gazing at Nihon embankment. Print shows a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left. Date ca. 1794

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Nihon embankment

Nihon embankment. Print shows two porters carrying a sedan chair and a third person with an umbrella walking along embankment with city in the background. Date between 1804 and 1810

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Descending geese on the Nihon embankment - the courtesan Tam

Descending geese on the Nihon embankment - the courtesan Tamagushi of Tama-ya. Print shows Tamagushi, a courtesan, full-length portrait, with several hairpins, seated

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Blossoms on the Tama River embankment

Blossoms on the Tama River embankment. Print shows sightseers viewing cherry blossoms along the banks of the Tama River at Edo. Date 1856

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Tower Bridge, London

Tower Bridge, London
Young/teenage couple at Tower Bridge, London, mid-1960s/Sixties. 1960s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Tower Bridge, 1960s

Tower Bridge, 1960s
Teenage girl/young woman, Tower Bridge, London, mid-1960s/Sixties. 1960s

Background imageEmbankment Collection: Thames embankment, London, England

Thames embankment, London, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The embankment, Rotterdam, Holland

The embankment, Rotterdam, Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The embankment and Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium

The embankment and Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium
The embankment and Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The embankment, west part, Ostend, Belgium

The embankment, west part, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The embankment, Ostend, Belgium

The embankment, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageEmbankment Collection: The embankment and entrance to the Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal)

The embankment and entrance to the Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal)
The embankment and entrance to the Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900



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